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Who discovered the monomers of nucleic acids?

A) James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin B) Friedrich Miescher
C) Phoebus Levene D) Gerardus Johannes Mulder and Jöns Jacob Berxelius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phoebus Levene

Explanation:

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid polymer composed of monomers called nucleotides. Nucleotides are composed of three components: (1) a pentose sugar; (2) a nitrogenous base; and (3) one to three phosphate groups.

Phoebus Levene, a Russian biochemist was the first to discover the nucleotide and the first to correctly identify the way nucleic acid molecules, DNA.

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Which pair consists of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

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A) blunted affect and delusions B) delusions and hallucinations
C) withdrawal and flat affect D) abolition and hallucinations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) abolition and hallucinations

Explanation:

Abolition and hallucinations is the pair that consists of negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

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DNA is made of repeating units called

A) Nucleotides B) Ribozomes
C) Peptides D) Aminoacids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nucleotides

Explanation:

DNA is a very long chain polymer made up of thousands of repeating units called nucleotides.

 

Nucleotide Unit is composed of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base.

 

The sides of the DNA ladder are made up of alternating deoxyribose sugar -- phosphate group units.

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Q:

Five Kingdom Classification was preposed by _________

A) Linnacus B) George Bentham
C) Ariostotle D) whittaker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) whittaker

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Which of the following is true about veins?

A) Veins carry blood away from the heart, while arteries carry blood to the heart. B) Veins are more muscular than arteries.
C) Veins have valves; arteries do not. D) Veins have a smaller diameter lumen than arteries.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Veins have valves; arteries do not.

Explanation:

Veins are blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In contrast to veins, arteries carry blood away from the heart.

 

Veins are less muscular than arteries and are often closer to the skin. There are valves in most veins to prevent backflow.

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Q:

Man has...............pairs of salivary glands

A) 4 B) 6
C) 3 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Salivary glands of man are 3 pairs = 6. They are one pair of parotid glands, one pair of submaxillary or submandibular glands and one pair of sublingual glands.

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Q:

Human Heart is made up of

A) nervous tissue B) cardiac muscle
C) nonstriated muscle D) connective tissue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cardiac muscle

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What happens during the process of translation?

A) Transfer RNA is made from messenger RNA B) Copies of DNA molecules are made
C) The cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins D) Messenger RNA is made from DNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins

Explanation:

Translation is the process by which a protein is synthesized from the information contained in a molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA). During translation, an mRNA sequence is read using the genetic code, which is a set of rules that defines how an mRNA sequence is to be translated into the 20-letter code of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins.

 

In short, during the process of translation source language text is conveyed to destination language.

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